Monday, January 14, 2008
Jan. 11, 2008
On Friday we met in the TV studio and turned in our package scripts. Haley and I were the only ones that turned out scripts in on time, so it was between us. Jill picked mine because it had more information in it. We all signed up for out voice coaching and started editing our packages. Sarah had already captured and began putting clips in bins. I did my voice overs in Ed’s office. Sarah helped with that. She was really great to work with. During my voice coaching we went over three main things: breathing, punching and sounding believable. I never noticed that I punched when I read, but now I can pick it out easily and try to fit it. The breathing is also very different for me, but I’m going to try to work on it. It helps me sound louder and makes my voice deeper. Sarah finished up our package, and we got to leave a little early. I really like the finished product. Later that day, I wrote a letter to my boss officially asking him to let us come shot at the Brunswick Zone. I dropped it off, and I should hear from him on Monday when he gets back in town. Today I’m going to be anchoring with Beth which should be fun. I mailed my script to Jill this morning, so she could get the anchor lead-in and lead-out to the TV studio. We’ve got another news analysis due tomorrow, so I need to remember to watch the news tonight.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Jan. 10, 2007
Today we turned in our KSDK news analysis assignment and got out logs checked. Jill advised us to each write out our own logs next time. Jill taught us how to us hyperlinks which I think is pretty cool. I will definitely being using this skill in future assignments. Tomorrow we each have to turn in our package scripts, so Jill can pick the best one to actually use for the package. I'm going to try to finish that up tonight. Friday should be a very relaxed day since we only have to watch our photographers edit and get voice coaching. Jill showed us the class blog. It looks really cool with our big class photo and the album of photos. I had to call to the TV studio and tell Ed what graphics I needed for my weather report. We don't have to do our interview segment assignment anymore. Instead we are going to visit Fox 2. I'm going to have the meet the class there after I finish my internship since I will already be in the city. Jill gave us a lecture on interviewing. I got some really good ideas on how to interview people better. She also showed us some of her interviews and a hilarious blooper. After that we went over to the TV studio to shot the news. I shot the weather and then headed off to work.
KSDK with Hyperlinks
Davina Horton KSDK Channel 5 Analysis January 10 The first thing I noticed when I started watching KSDK Channel 5 news was that it stated that it was the only high definition newscast in the St. Louis area. I was unaware of that, and it stood out to me. The anchor was Mike Bush. He was wearing a grey suit with a white shirt and blue patterned tie. His hair was very gelled and precise. Overall, he looked very nice and put together.Jasmine Huda did a stand up from Calhoun Elementary school and a live shot from the studio. Steve Handlesmen did a live shot from Washington D.C. while covering some primary election news. Jeff Smalls did a live shot from the studio.The top story was a burglary at Calhoun Elementary school. It took place overnight. The burglars took lots of electronics, cash, and even medicines from the nurse’s office. The police suspect it was some local teens. There have been a string of burglaries in the area, but there is no evidence that they are linked. The next story was of a woman being charged with manslaughter after he baby was born still. She had high levels of meth in her system. There was a case of armed robbery in St. Charles. I didn't really catch all the details, so I looked them up on the website. Megan Meir’s mom was on a talk show today. Apparently California is considering filing a suit against the lady who pretended to be the teenage boy who told her daughter to kill herself. California will be representing Myspace.Overall, I really like this newscast. There were lots of packages at the beginning. There were about 3 back to back. It really got my attention and kept me watching. The anchors and reporters all looked nice and knew what they were talking about. I think they were all very credible, mostly because of all the live shots at the end of the packages.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
KMOV
Davina Horton
January 8, 2008
Local TV Analysis
KMOV
www.kmov.com
http://www.kmov.com/video/topvideo-index.html?nvid=206263
The first thing I noticed when I started watching KMOV was that they skipped the opening. The CBS news had ran over, so I guess they just went right into it. I was a little confused. It opened with a live shot of a highway with a voice over. Once I saw the anchors I understood what was going on.
The anchors were Vicki Newton and Larry Conners. Vicki was wearing a beige double-breasted short with big black buttons. I found it somewhat distracting. Larry had a on a black jacket, white button-up shirt and a red tie. I think he looked very classy and nice.
There were lots of reporters featured in the first 10 minutes of the newscast. They had at least 4 reporters placed at various different highways and roads to show how the Highway 40 closing was affecting traffic. The reporters I saw included Russell Kinsaul (Live at MODOT), Matt Sczesny (Live in Olivette), Julian Grace (Live in Des Pere) and John Mills (Live in Kirkwood).
The first story was a weather update covering the tornado watch northwest of St. Louis. The meteorologist said he was on storm watch. However, there was no storm activity in Missouri at the time of the newscast. The rest of the first 15 minutes of the newscast were used to cover how well St. Louis drivers had adapted to the Highway 40 closing. They reported from several different roads and brides to show how well traffic was moving. They covered all the traffic patterns and how St. Louis had passed the test of the high closing.
My overall impression of the newscast was pretty good. The anchors all seemed very professional and on point. The only thing I didn’t like was that they had some audio problems when they took their live shots, and there was some confusion on who the reporters were throwing to at times. But overall the newscast was good and the anchors were easy to listen to and understand.
The news team has a lot of credibility in my eyes, especially the reporters. They were all live and knew so much about what they were talking about. They asked each other questions and knew the answers right away. Everyone just seemed very knowledgeable.
I don’t think I would watch this station again. I have loyalty to Channel 11. I think it gave a little too much in depth information, more than I really needed to know. I like my news quick and to the point.
January 8, 2008
Local TV Analysis
KMOV
www.kmov.com
http://www.kmov.com/video/topvideo-index.html?nvid=206263
The first thing I noticed when I started watching KMOV was that they skipped the opening. The CBS news had ran over, so I guess they just went right into it. I was a little confused. It opened with a live shot of a highway with a voice over. Once I saw the anchors I understood what was going on.
The anchors were Vicki Newton and Larry Conners. Vicki was wearing a beige double-breasted short with big black buttons. I found it somewhat distracting. Larry had a on a black jacket, white button-up shirt and a red tie. I think he looked very classy and nice.
There were lots of reporters featured in the first 10 minutes of the newscast. They had at least 4 reporters placed at various different highways and roads to show how the Highway 40 closing was affecting traffic. The reporters I saw included Russell Kinsaul (Live at MODOT), Matt Sczesny (Live in Olivette), Julian Grace (Live in Des Pere) and John Mills (Live in Kirkwood).
The first story was a weather update covering the tornado watch northwest of St. Louis. The meteorologist said he was on storm watch. However, there was no storm activity in Missouri at the time of the newscast. The rest of the first 15 minutes of the newscast were used to cover how well St. Louis drivers had adapted to the Highway 40 closing. They reported from several different roads and brides to show how well traffic was moving. They covered all the traffic patterns and how St. Louis had passed the test of the high closing.
My overall impression of the newscast was pretty good. The anchors all seemed very professional and on point. The only thing I didn’t like was that they had some audio problems when they took their live shots, and there was some confusion on who the reporters were throwing to at times. But overall the newscast was good and the anchors were easy to listen to and understand.
The news team has a lot of credibility in my eyes, especially the reporters. They were all live and knew so much about what they were talking about. They asked each other questions and knew the answers right away. Everyone just seemed very knowledgeable.
I don’t think I would watch this station again. I have loyalty to Channel 11. I think it gave a little too much in depth information, more than I really needed to know. I like my news quick and to the point.
KSDK
Davina Horton
KSDK Channel 5 Analysis
January 10, 2008
www.ksdk.com
http://www.ksdk.com/video/default.aspx?aid=66350&sid=138052&bw=hi&cat=2
The first thing I noticed when I started watching Channel 5 news was that it stated that it was the only high definition newscast in the St. Louis area. I was unaware of that, and it stood out to me.
The anchor was Mike Bush. He was wearing a grey suit with a white shirt and blue patterned tie. His hair was very gelled and precise. Overall, he looked very nice and put together.
Jasmine Huda did a stand up from Calhoun Elementary school and a live shot from the studio. Steve Handlesmen did a live shot from Washington D.C. while covering some primary election news. Jeff Smalls did a live shot from the studio.
The top story was a burglary at Calhoun Elementary school. It took place overnight. The burglars took lots of electronics, cash, and even medicines from the nurse’s office. The police suspect it was some local teens. There have been a string of burglaries in the area, but there is no evidence that they are linked. The next story was of a woman being charged with manslaughter after he baby was born still. She had high levels of meth in her system. Megan Meir’s mom was on a talk show today. Apparently California is considering filing a suit against the lady who pretended to be the teenage boy who told her daughter to kill herself. California will be representing Myspace.
Overall, I really like this newscast. There were lots of packages at the beginning. There were about 3 back to back. It really got my attention and kept me watching. The anchors and reporters all looked nice and knew what they were talking about. I think they were all very credible, mostly because of all the live shots at the end of the packages.
KSDK Channel 5 Analysis
January 10, 2008
www.ksdk.com
http://www.ksdk.com/video/default.aspx?aid=66350&sid=138052&bw=hi&cat=2
The first thing I noticed when I started watching Channel 5 news was that it stated that it was the only high definition newscast in the St. Louis area. I was unaware of that, and it stood out to me.
The anchor was Mike Bush. He was wearing a grey suit with a white shirt and blue patterned tie. His hair was very gelled and precise. Overall, he looked very nice and put together.
Jasmine Huda did a stand up from Calhoun Elementary school and a live shot from the studio. Steve Handlesmen did a live shot from Washington D.C. while covering some primary election news. Jeff Smalls did a live shot from the studio.
The top story was a burglary at Calhoun Elementary school. It took place overnight. The burglars took lots of electronics, cash, and even medicines from the nurse’s office. The police suspect it was some local teens. There have been a string of burglaries in the area, but there is no evidence that they are linked. The next story was of a woman being charged with manslaughter after he baby was born still. She had high levels of meth in her system. Megan Meir’s mom was on a talk show today. Apparently California is considering filing a suit against the lady who pretended to be the teenage boy who told her daughter to kill herself. California will be representing Myspace.
Overall, I really like this newscast. There were lots of packages at the beginning. There were about 3 back to back. It really got my attention and kept me watching. The anchors and reporters all looked nice and knew what they were talking about. I think they were all very credible, mostly because of all the live shots at the end of the packages.
Jan. 9, 2008
Today was the day we went out into the field to shoot our package. We all met at the TV studio this morning and packed up our equipment. Then we headed out to the McKnight exit of Highway 40. We got there early, so we started shooting some b-roll of the bulldozers and other equipment in the area as well as some signs. Mike came up with a great stand up, so we all took some time memorizing that. When Dan Galvin, the project leader arrived Mike and I got to ride with him on a tour along the construction site. I shot some “ride along” style shots from the back seat while Mike asked Dan some questions. At our first stop we got some more b-rolls of trucks and the torn up road. We also did the interview with Dan. The interview went really well. Dan was very comfortable in front of the camera and gave lots of great quotes. At our second stop Mike and I did our stand ups and got even more b-roll. When we got back, Sakshi and Haley did their stand ups. We went to a local Starbucks to find a random local person to interview. We got turned down about six times before a nice lady finally helped us out. When we got back to the studio, we captured our footage. Apparently we did set the right filter on our camera, so most of our stuff was very blue. But hopefully, we can fix that in the post production stage. We all agreed to log tomorrow morning since we were all so tired.
Virginia Kerr Summary
Davina Horton
January 9, 2008
Summary-Virginia Kerr
Virginia Kerr is an anchor at KMOV Channel 4. She co-anchors News 4 This Morning. Before that she was the weekday feature reporter. She came and talked to our Advanced TV Talent class about her career and her experiences in the broadcasting field.
Kerr graduated from the University of Alabama with a Psychology degree. She didn’t start getting into broadcasting until her last year of college when she worked at the college radio station and then a friend got her a job teleprompting at a local station. It was then that she knew she wanted to be an anchor.
She worked at several stations before landing here in St. Louis. She was an anchor/reporter at KECI in Montana. She worked as a weekend anchor and general assignment reporter at KHQ in Washington.
She moved up very quickly and now she has her dream job as an anchor in a middle-sized market. She has always loved reporting and believes that you can’t be a good anchor without being a good reporter first. She never wants to stop reporting because she really loves it, and it keeps here job interesting.
Kerr gave us some tips on make up and clothing. She advises that we try to be ourselves as much as possible and not let people try to change us too much.
We asked her how she made her way into the business. She said she sent out lots of tapes to many different stations all over the country. She knew she would have to move and didn’t let that stop her from getting her dream job.
She was really great to listen to and I really learned a lot from here. She was even nice enough to offer us future advice or help with tapes.
January 9, 2008
Summary-Virginia Kerr
Virginia Kerr is an anchor at KMOV Channel 4. She co-anchors News 4 This Morning. Before that she was the weekday feature reporter. She came and talked to our Advanced TV Talent class about her career and her experiences in the broadcasting field.
Kerr graduated from the University of Alabama with a Psychology degree. She didn’t start getting into broadcasting until her last year of college when she worked at the college radio station and then a friend got her a job teleprompting at a local station. It was then that she knew she wanted to be an anchor.
She worked at several stations before landing here in St. Louis. She was an anchor/reporter at KECI in Montana. She worked as a weekend anchor and general assignment reporter at KHQ in Washington.
She moved up very quickly and now she has her dream job as an anchor in a middle-sized market. She has always loved reporting and believes that you can’t be a good anchor without being a good reporter first. She never wants to stop reporting because she really loves it, and it keeps here job interesting.
Kerr gave us some tips on make up and clothing. She advises that we try to be ourselves as much as possible and not let people try to change us too much.
We asked her how she made her way into the business. She said she sent out lots of tapes to many different stations all over the country. She knew she would have to move and didn’t let that stop her from getting her dream job.
She was really great to listen to and I really learned a lot from here. She was even nice enough to offer us future advice or help with tapes.
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